Every Vote Counted by Sura, April 2

It was a very close race. Nik gave a great speech about humbleness in serving, and reaching out to Patrick and folks in his campaign.

Nik Kovac . . . . . . . . . . 4,292 50%
Patrick Flaherty . . . . . . . 4,221 49%

The people’s power called this one in. And every vote counted.

Thank you, everyone. Each one individually, and all of us together.

Sura

2 Apr 2008 | 2:12 am | Representation, 3rd District | No comments yet - Add your comments

Vel Phillips on Nik Kovac - setting the record straight by Sura, March 28

“I know and respect Nik Kovac. He is a good friend and a true progressive.” –Vel Phillips

That’s what Vel Phillips says about Nik, who calls her one of his civic heroes. She said, “A few weeks ago, Nik asked me if he could refer to me as one of his heroes in his campaign literature. I was honored by the request. I have seen the brochure in which Nik uses my name and picture. I approve.”

I am writing this because Dominique Paul Noth, the editor of the Labor Press, got a few things wrong about Nik in a recent article. No surprise, since the Labor Council is endorsing Patrick.

But let’s get a few things straight.

Noth implies that Nik didn’t get Vel’s permission to use her name. This is untrue. As you can see from the quotes above and her hand-signed letter on Nik’s website it’s clear that Vel Phillips gave her permission, and that she is one of Nik’s supporters.

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28 Mar 2008 | 11:06 am | 3rd District | No comments yet - Add your comments

Micro Wind Power by milo, October 15

Here’s an interesting idea for micro wind generators. I could see these strung between houses and buildings to lessen the amount of fossil fuels that need to be consumed to light and heat our neighborhoods.

15 Oct 2007 | 8:56 am | Environmental Sustainability | No comments yet - Add your comments

Green is the New Black by Sura, September 17

Here’s an incredibly inspiring video of Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto. A bit long but worth it. This is an empowering story of a community that organized to effect big environmental and development changes. She talks about finding commonalities and bridging divides between different communities, from her two worlds. “I have come from so far, to meet you like this. Please don’t waste me. By working together, we can become one of those small, rapidly growing groups of individuals, who actually have the audacity and courage to believe that we actually can change the world. We might have come to this conference from very, very different stations in life, but believe me, we all share one incredibly powerful thing—we have nothing to lose and everything to gain.”

17 Sep 2007 | 5:10 pm | Environmental Sustainability | Read 1 comment - Add your comments